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Metrosideros waialealae

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Metrosideros waialealae

Waiʻaleʻale ʻŌhiʻa

As recorded: Metrosideros waialealae (Rock) Rock

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae

Collected by: Forbes, C.N.
Collector number: 593.Mo
Date: September 1, 1912
Locality: Waialua ridge
Island: Molokaʻi
Region: Hawaii, United States
Identified by: Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
Record type: Preserved specimen

74 Bishop specimens of Metrosideros waialealae · collected 1909–2024Species page ›

Metrosideros waialealae observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1912. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 37 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-28.

Metrosideros waialealae observed 2026-08-28

2026-08-28

Hawaii, US

(c) Andre Golumbeski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Metrosideros waialealae observed 2026-05-17

2026-05-17

Hawaii, US

(c) Laine Taffin Altman, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Metrosideros waialealae observed 2026-04-15

2026-04-15

Hawaii, US

(c) gmoriondo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Metrosideros waialealae observed 2026-03-04

2026-03-04

Maui County, US-HI, US

(c) Lehua Todero, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Metrosideros waialealae observed 2026-02-05

2026-02-05

Hawaii, US

(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Metrosideros waialealae observed 2025-07-01

2025-07-01

Hawaii, US

(c) emoriarty4, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Metrosideros waialealae. BISH 443956. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956222186. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/443956.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956222186 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026